Across
- 3. A type of protein found in chromosomes.
- 5. one of the two identical halves of a chromosome that has been replicated in preparation for cell division.
- 6. the first phase of mitosis, the process that separates the duplicated genetic material carried in the nucleus of a parent cell into two identical daughter cells
- 7. The presence of two identical alleles at a particular gene locus
- 9. The ends of a chromosome
- 10. the fourth phase of mitosis
- 12. a mixture of DNA and proteins that form the chromosomes found in the cells of humans and other higher organisms.
Down
- 1. having different alleles for a particular trait
- 2. A structure found inside the nucleus of a cell.
- 4. the second stage of cell division, between prophase and anaphase, during which the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers.
- 8. A cell that develops into a reproductive cell, which is an egg in females and a sperm in males.
- 11. the production of a substance by the union of chemical elements, groups, or simpler compounds or by the degradation of a complex compound